The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in disaster aid that was previously awaiting approval from Homeland ...

On Friday, March 6, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that a judge had granted Jackson's motion forcing FEMA to reinstate its BRIC program.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced that a court order was secured, requiring the FEMA to pay back billions in ...

U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D‑MI, ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new ...

The payments to states drain a large share of FEMA's budget reserves, raising questions about the agency’s ability to respond ...

The enforced compliance order comes nearly a year after FEMA terminated the program, calling it "wasteful" and "politicized." ...

Current and former leadership at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are engrossed in a back-and-forth dispute in federal court over the impact of the disaster response office shedding staff en ...

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story FEMA OKs billions in disaster assistanceThe Trump administration is ...

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) went off on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and criticized her handling of FEMA disaster ...

Emergency management has long centered on four essential pillars: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.

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States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months.